acronymy

English

Etymology

acronym +‎ -y

Noun

acronymy (uncountable)

1. The formation of words from the initial components of words in a phrase
   • 2014, Franz Rainer, Francesco Gardani, Hans Christian Luschützky, Morphology and Meaning, →ISBN:

     In modern China, due to school teaching, the modern media and international mobility, the English language and the Latin alphabet are quickly gaining ground and with them acronymy.

2. The use of acronyms.
   • 2003, Helen Ponce de Leon-Ladera, Edna Montano-de la Cruz, Magelende Magallona-Flores, Eufrocina Angeles-Guevara, The New Dimensions in Learning English, →ISBN, page 438:

     In some cases of acronymy, the initials are pronounced as in TKO for Technical Knock Out. In others, the initials and/or beginning segments are pronounced as the spelled word would be, like in UFO, Unidentified Flying Object.